Navy researchers want 'mother ship' for refueling unmanned vessels

By Justin Doubleday / June 8, 2016 at 10:30 AM
The Office of Naval Research is seeking outside help to develop an automated ship capable of refueling and transferring data from unmanned surface vessels at sea, according to a recent broad agency announcement. The BAA , posted May 31 to the Federal Business Opportunities website, lays out ONR's call for proposals to develop an "Automated Offboard Refueling and Data Transfer for Unmanned Surface Vehicles." The announcement notes a successful development project will be considered for transition into a program of...

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